Transitioning Into Wellness: Conceptualizing the Experiences of Transgender Individuals Using a Wellness Model

Avera, Joseph A.; Zholu, Yuliya; Speedlin, Stacy; Ingram, Mercedes; Prado, Ashley

doi:10.1080/15538605.2015.1103677

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“…The IS-Wel model has proven to inform many studies within mental health literature (Clarke et al, 2016) and is frequently used to examine wellness across the lifespan and within various populations such as with caregivers (Clarke et al, 2016), college student athletes (Watson & Kissinger, 2007), transgender individuals (Avera et al, 2015), and psychology doctoral students (Manning, 2017). The IS-Wel model has helped many individuals identify the areas of wellness that are both important to them and the areas of which they would like to improve or change (Myers & Sweeney, 2007).…”

Section: The Indivisible Self: An Evidence-based Model Of Wellnessmentioning

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Who’s Taking Care of the Principal: A Wellness Approach for School Principal Self-Care

Rice

Williams

2022

Journal of School Leadership

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Principals who engage in wellness strategies can both enhance their holistic wellness and leadership abilities. These strategies may include engaging in physical activity, seeking personal counseling, having a sense of purpose, and maintaining professional and personal relationships and support systems (Visger, 2016). However, like principals, many leaders have difficulties engaging in self-care activities due to the demands in their work environments (Pignatelli, 2015). The Indivisible Self wellness model (IS-Wel; Myers & Sweeney, 2004) can serve as a conceptual foundation for recommending strategies that may aid school principals in achieving holistic wellness. This in turn can help principals engage in healthier work practices that benefit themselves and the school communities they serve. Wellness strategies for principals will be shared utilizing the IS-Wel model. Implications for future practice for school principal wellness will be explored.

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Section: The Indivisible Self: An Evidence-based Model Of Wellnessmentioning

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Who’s Taking Care of the Principal: A Wellness Approach for School Principal Self-Care

Rice

Williams

2022

Journal of School Leadership

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“…Nevertheless, Avera et al. (2015) described the potential utility of the five second‐order factors of the IS‐WEL in explorations of the experiences of transgender and gender‐nonconforming clients from a strengths‐based perspective. By using the IS‐WEL to frame our study, we sought to determine the ways in which the lived experiences of Black gay men might inform the framework's conceptualization of wellness, particularly with respect to sexual wellness.…”

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“…Additionally, although Myers and Sweeney (2008) discussed research using the IS-WEL with gay and lesbian adults, the focus on sexual identity alone without consideration of sexual functioning, pleasure, or medical factors falls short of proposed competencies to address sexuality in counseling (Zeglin et al, 2018). Nevertheless, Avera et al (2015) described the potential utility of the five second-order factors of the IS-WEL in explorations of the experiences of transgender and gender-nonconforming clients from a strengths-based perspective. By using the IS-WEL to frame our study, we sought to determine the ways in which the lived experiences of Black gay men might inform the framework's conceptualization of wellness, particularly with respect to sexual wellness.…”

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“Wellness is wholeness”: Explorations of wellness among Black gay men

Joe

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Ford

2022

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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The Indivisible Self Model of Wellness undergirded this mixed methods phenomenological exploration of the conceptualizations and experiences of wellness among nine Black gay men who had not tested positive for HIV. Data sources included in-depth semistructured interviews and participant responses on the Five Factor Wellness Inventory. The following themes emerged from the thematic analysis of the interview transcripts: holistic self-love, spiritual journey, kinship, social responsibility, sexual literacy, and approaches to HIV prevention. Additionally, cross-validation of the qualitative and quantitative data revealed the central roles that social connectedness and spirituality played in these men's lives. Findings from this study provide a detailed picture of wellness within this sample and indicate considerations for expanding wellness to account for sexual health and wellness practices.

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Learning the Language of Addiction Counseling

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Transitioning Into Wellness: Conceptualizing the Experiences of Transgender Individuals Using a Wellness Model

Cited by 11 publications

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Who’s Taking Care of the Principal: A Wellness Approach for School Principal Self-Care

Who’s Taking Care of the Principal: A Wellness Approach for School Principal Self-Care

“Wellness is wholeness”: Explorations of wellness among Black gay men

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